Recherche dans la collection - Jean Carignan, Fiddler = Jean Carrignan violoneux

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: 1982-1985

1984-0270

Film

Jean Carrignan violoneux

1 of 1

1974-04-30/1974-08-30

1975-06-24

English subtitled variant of original work
National Film Board

director/photography, Bernard Gosselin; producer, Louise Carré; Paul Larose; sound, Richard Besse; editing, Monique Fortier

Jean Carignan, Léo Plamondon, Benoît Bernier, Arcade Gosselin, Alice Gosselin, Paul Gosselin

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National Film Board

A man of the people and taxi driver, Jean Carignan was first and foremost one of the world's greatest violinists. Under his dexterous fingers, jigs and reels sounded like highly complex pieces of music; he was just as much of a virtuoso as Paganini. The type of popular music that he played has been passed on for generations by great artists who learned to play by ear, like Skinner, Coleman and Allard. Jean Carignan performs many numbers that he learned while travelling in Ireland and Scotland, which gained him international reknown as a Celtic musician. This film is also the story of a poor boy's love for his violon, as well as a reflection of heroic times. <87mn 30s>

French with English subtitles

94-J-18

Libre

V1 8408-0016

GAD 0FD579

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